Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

New York's oldest magic store.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.